An assessment of development level of villages in Lorestan province using numerical taxonomy method

Authors

  • Maryam Hasanvandian Department of Agricultural Extension and Education, Ilam Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ilam, Iran. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0911-2282
  • Alireza Poursaeed Department of Agricultural Extension and Education, Ilam Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ilam, Iran. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0775-6367
  • Roya Eshraghi Samani Department of Agricultural Extension and Education, Ilam Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ilam, Iran. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3485-3234
  • Hamed Chaharsoughi Amin Department of Agricultural Extension and Education, Ilam Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ilam, Iran. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8521-2229

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54139/revinguc.v27i3.294

Keywords:

Lorestan Province, numerical taxonomy, development indicators

Abstract

In today’s society, achieving development and reducing regional inequalities is one of the most important challenges facing governments. The role and position of villages in the process of economic, social and political development on a local, regional and national scale and the consequences of underdevelopment of rural areas such as widespread poverty, growing inequality, rapid population growth, unemployment, migration, and urban marginalization has attracted attention to rural development, and many experts believe that the cause of urban problems in developing countries is underdevelopment of rural areas. In the current research, in order to determine the degree of development of villages in Lorestan province, various economic, social and cultural sectors were considered and their ranking based on the development level using numerical taxonomic analysis method has been done. To do this, we using the latest statistics and information related to 2016, and 101 variables in the form of 8 indicators (educational, demographic, infrastructure, economical, health, service, cultural, welfare and agricultural performance) have been evaluated. According to our results, it was observed that the distribution of facilities and services in the villages of Lorestan province is unbalanced, as out of 87 villages of Lorestan province, four villages were identified as heterogeneous areas and Bazvand village has a development coefficient of 0;765 as a most provided village in this province. The rest of the villages in Lorestan province are being deprived as semi-provided and deprived villages. In conclusion, it has been said that most of the villages in this province need proper management and planning to develop and increase facilities and services.

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2020-12-30

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Hasanvandian, M., Poursaeed, A., Eshraghi Samani, R., & Hamed Chaharsoughi Amin, H. (2020). An assessment of development level of villages in Lorestan province using numerical taxonomy method. Revista Ingeniería UC, 27(3), 353–366. https://doi.org/10.54139/revinguc.v27i3.294

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Vol. 27 No. 3 (2020): Diciembre 2020

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